IE8 and Vista sidebar issues

Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets are garbled after Installing Internet Explorer
8 and most of them (even standard MS ones) don't work. OS is Vista 32
Enterprise. How do I fix this?

Tihomir Vujnovic;1201183 Wrote:
> Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets are garbled after Installing Interne
> Explore
> 8 and most of them (even standard MS ones) don't work. OS is Vista 3
> Enterprise. How do I fix this

Some problem here . Tried 2 times on vista 32 and side bar dont wor
properly. Returning to IE7 and all ok ....:confused

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jruki
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"jrukim" wrote:

>
> Tihomir Vujnovic;1201183 Wrote:
> > Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets are garbled after Installing Internet
> > Explorer
> > 8 and most of them (even standard MS ones) don't work. OS is Vista 32
> > Enterprise. How do I fix this?
>
> Some problem here . Tried 2 times on vista 32 and side bar dont work
> properly. Returning to IE7 and all ok ....
>
>
> --
> jrukim
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>
>

I think this is an old problem 'unfixed' by IE8.....

This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the system.
To fix the problem, use the following steps:

•Close Windows Sidebar. To do so, right-click on the Sidebar icon in the
Notification area and click Exit
•Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To do so, click Start, click All
Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run
as administrator.
•In the Command Prompt window, type the following and press ENTER:
regsvr32 msxml3.dll

Similarly, run these commands:

regsvr32 scrrun.dll

regsvr32 jscript.dll

If the registration was successful, you'll see the message DllRegisterServer
in <filename> succeeded for each command executed. Open Windows Sidebar
(sidebar.exe) and check if the problem is resolved.

I tried it, but no change :-(

"smthorpe" <> wrote in message
news:7215302C-D883-4537-BF04-...
>
>
> "jrukim" wrote:
>
>>
>> Tihomir Vujnovic;1201183 Wrote:
>> > Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets are garbled after Installing Internet
>> > Explorer
>> > 8 and most of them (even standard MS ones) don't work. OS is Vista 32
>> > Enterprise. How do I fix this?
>>
>> Some problem here . Tried 2 times on vista 32 and side bar dont work
>> properly. Returning to IE7 and all ok ....
>>
>>
>> --
>> jrukim
>> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>>
>>
>
> I think this is an old problem 'unfixed' by IE8.....
>
> This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the
> system.
> To fix the problem, use the following steps:
>
> •Close Windows Sidebar. To do so, right-click on the Sidebar icon in the
> Notification area and click Exit
> •Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To do so, click Start, click All
> Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click
> Run
> as administrator.
> •In the Command Prompt window, type the following and press ENTER:
> regsvr32 msxml3.dll
>
> Similarly, run these commands:
>
> regsvr32 scrrun.dll
>
> regsvr32 jscript.dll
>
> If the registration was successful, you'll see the message
> DllRegisterServer
> in <filename> succeeded for each command executed. Open Windows Sidebar
> (sidebar.exe) and check if the problem is resolved.
>

Check if you are using a high dpi setting for your desktop (higher than the
default 96dpi). There is a problem with IE8 and high dpi that causes Sidebar
problems (closk stops, wrong display...)
I hope Msft is planning to fix it...

"Tihomir Vujnovic" wrote:

> I tried it, but no change :-(
>
> "smthorpe" <> wrote in message
> news:7215302C-D883-4537-BF04-...
> >
> >
> > "jrukim" wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Tihomir Vujnovic;1201183 Wrote:
> >> > Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets are garbled after Installing Internet
> >> > Explorer
> >> > 8 and most of them (even standard MS ones) don't work. OS is Vista 32
> >> > Enterprise. How do I fix this?
> >>
> >> Some problem here . Tried 2 times on vista 32 and side bar dont work
> >> properly. Returning to IE7 and all ok ....
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> jrukim
> >> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I think this is an old problem 'unfixed' by IE8.....
> >
> > This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the
> > system.
> > To fix the problem, use the following steps:
> >
> > •Close Windows Sidebar. To do so, right-click on the Sidebar icon in the
> > Notification area and click Exit
> > •Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To do so, click Start, click All
> > Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click
> > Run
> > as administrator.
> > •In the Command Prompt window, type the following and press ENTER:
> > regsvr32 msxml3.dll
> >
> > Similarly, run these commands:
> >
> > regsvr32 scrrun.dll
> >
> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> >
> > If the registration was successful, you'll see the message
> > DllRegisterServer
> > in <filename> succeeded for each command executed. Open Windows Sidebar
> > (sidebar.exe) and check if the problem is resolved.
> >
>
>

Yes, I use high DPI setting (132 DPI, 17" 1920x1200 screen). Unfortunately,
it's a must for me - more important than Sidebar. Hope MS will fix this
soon.

"Ducati" <> wrote in message
news:C10DD9CE-897E-4F8C-A32E-...
> Check if you are using a high dpi setting for your desktop (higher than
> the
> default 96dpi). There is a problem with IE8 and high dpi that causes
> Sidebar
> problems (closk stops, wrong display...)
> I hope Msft is planning to fix it...
>
> "Tihomir Vujnovic" wrote:
>
>> I tried it, but no change :-(
>>
>> "smthorpe" <> wrote in message
>> news:7215302C-D883-4537-BF04-...
>> >
>> >
>> > "jrukim" wrote:
>> >
>> >>
>> >> Tihomir Vujnovic;1201183 Wrote:
>> >> > Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets are garbled after Installing Internet
>> >> > Explorer
>> >> > 8 and most of them (even standard MS ones) don't work. OS is Vista
>> >> > 32
>> >> > Enterprise. How do I fix this?
>> >>
>> >> Some problem here . Tried 2 times on vista 32 and side bar dont work
>> >> properly. Returning to IE7 and all ok ....
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> jrukim
>> >> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>> > I think this is an old problem 'unfixed' by IE8.....
>> >
>> > This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in the
>> > system.
>> > To fix the problem, use the following steps:
>> >
>> > •Close Windows Sidebar. To do so, right-click on the Sidebar icon in
>> > the
>> > Notification area and click Exit
>> > •Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To do so, click Start, click
>> > All
>> > Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click
>> > Run
>> > as administrator.
>> > •In the Command Prompt window, type the following and press ENTER:
>> > regsvr32 msxml3.dll
>> >
>> > Similarly, run these commands:
>> >
>> > regsvr32 scrrun.dll
>> >
>> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
>> >
>> > If the registration was successful, you'll see the message
>> > DllRegisterServer
>> > in <filename> succeeded for each command executed. Open Windows Sidebar
>> > (sidebar.exe) and check if the problem is resolved.
>> >
>>
>>

I found a solution that worked for me, in my two monitor setup: make
sure the sidebar is displayed on monitor #1 (Primary) not #2

I have a two monitor nVidia MX 8600GTS-T2D256EZ-HD setup. For a long
time I had my "Primary" display at the right, and my "Secondary" at the
left - with taskbar, most desktop icons, and SIDEBAR set to display
there (on #2 at left). On a hunch, I swapped cables and made my taskbar,
most desktop icons, and SIDEBAR set to display on #1 "Primary" - and the
IE8 sidebar funkiness went away. Multiple reboots, with or without Vista
SP2 - consistently solved.

Hope this helps some people find the root cause!

Tihomir Vujnovic;1203959 Wrote:
> Yes, I use high DPI setting (132 DPI, 17" 1920x1200 screen).
> Unfortunately,
> it's a must for me - more important than Sidebar. Hope MS will fix this
> soon.
>
> "Ducati" <> wrote in message
> news:C10DD9CE-897E-4F8C-A32E-...
> > Check if you are using a high dpi setting for your desktop (higher
> than
> > the
> > default 96dpi). There is a problem with IE8 and high dpi that causes
> > Sidebar
> > problems (closk stops, wrong display...)
> > I hope Msft is planning to fix it...
> >
> > "Tihomir Vujnovic" wrote:
> >
> >> I tried it, but no change :-(
> >>
> >> "smthorpe" <> wrote in message
> >> news:7215302C-D883-4537-BF04-...
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "jrukim" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Tihomir Vujnovic;1201183 Wrote:
> >> >> > Windows Vista Sidebar gadgets are garbled after Installing
> Internet
> >> >> > Explorer
> >> >> > 8 and most of them (even standard MS ones) don't work. OS is
> Vista
> >> >> > 32
> >> >> > Enterprise. How do I fix this?
> >> >>
> >> >> Some problem here . Tried 2 times on vista 32 and side bar dont
> work
> >> >> properly. Returning to IE7 and all ok ....
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> jrukim
> >> >> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > I think this is an old problem 'unfixed' by IE8.....
> >> >
> >> > This behavior is observed if the XML registration is missing in
> the
> >> > system.
> >> > To fix the problem, use the following steps:
> >> >
> >> > •Close Windows Sidebar. To do so, right-click on the Sidebar
> icon in
> >> > the
> >> > Notification area and click Exit
> >> > •Open an elevated Command Prompt window. To do so, click Start,
> click
> >> > All
> >> > Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then
> click
> >> > Run
> >> > as administrator.
> >> > •In the Command Prompt window, type the following and press
> ENTER:
> >> > regsvr32 msxml3.dll
> >> >
> >> > Similarly, run these commands:
> >> >
> >> > regsvr32 scrrun.dll
> >> >
> >> > regsvr32 jscript.dll
> >> >
> >> > If the registration was successful, you'll see the message
> >> > DllRegisterServer
> >> > in <filename> succeeded for each command executed. Open Windows
> Sidebar
> >> > (sidebar.exe) and check if the problem is resolved.
> >> >
> >>
> >>


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d_pert
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Last week I e-mailed MS online support for IE8. Today this cam in my
e-mail:

\"THANK YOU FOR CONTACTING MICROSOFT PRODUCT SUPPORT.
_THERE_IS_A_KNOW_COMPATIBILITY_ISSUE_BETWEEN_INTER NET_EXPLORER_8_AND_WINDOWS_VISTA_SIDEBAR_.
OUR ENGINEERS ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A SOLUTION FOR THIS COMPATIBILITY
ISSUE. I DO APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE.\"

::So at least I know it's recognized and will be fixed.::


--
d_pert
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